During the late nineteenth century the flourishing of the Industrial Revolution caused a great deal of disorder and instability throughout all of Europe. New technological advancements in machine-based manufacturing were beginning to spread throughout the country; which ultimately caused for the lower classes sudden decrease in job opportunities and eventually unemployment. Due to the up rise in technology many workers from the countryside faced the challenge of moving to the inner cities in order to find job opportunities with the new machinery. Although the technological advancements brought forth many positive contributions, the competition for employment created a surplus in the population of the cities. Since towns became overpopulated the living conditions became unbearable for society. With all the changes occurring throughout Europe, the Victorian society feared what was to come in the near future. These new advancements in technology brought forth many changes in sciences, politics, and allowed for different people to begin to express their thoughts. As the people began to shape this new social environment, everyone had to adapt to this modern way of life. High ranked individuals were now seen as the most respectful and influential individuals among society, which allowed them to gain power and therefore stabilize society. The high expectations from the lower class ultimately paid a toll on the “higher ranked” class which eventually caused them to want to step away from the responsibilities society held them accountable for. Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, is able to portray these experiences with the books primary characters: Dr Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, Utterson, and Lanyon. The novel reveals how Jekyll’s curiosity of the duality of men leads him to find his real persona. Jekyll, like many of the individuals of the Victorian era faced a constant struggle to uphold the views of society and disregard their inner thoughts. During the Victorian time period the society revolved around a social class, which was male centered. For this purpose Stevenson makes the main characters of the novel the ideal Victorian men who are well-rounded, respectable individuals. Utterson is a respectable lawyer; in turn he becomes the narrator of the story. The reason behind this is to create a bond with the reader to show how the typical Victorian man would react to a particular situation and the obstacles he would face. Utterson is seen as the common Victorian who always abides by the rules and does not defy the social ideals. His way of thinking revolves around reason, ideals, and common sense and he never allows himself to think about supernatural events. This novel is able to expose the fears which people faced in this era and how hiding the truth was enforced if it meant peacefulness for all of society. This is evident throughout the short story because every time Utterson would come across someone or something that would suspect Jekyll of criminal behavior he would just turn the other way and make a reasonable excuse for it. His Victorian ideals allow him to protect the reputation of his friend Jekyll and therefore prevent his downfall. For example, this can be seen when he first hears about Hyde’s incident with the trampling of the girl. When this occurred Hyde hands out a check in order to make amends with the witnesses of the event, the check turns out to reveal Jekyll’s name on it. Instead of accusing Jekyll with having some type of connection to the crime, he simply defends his reputation and accuses Hyde of blackmailing the respected Jekyll. This idea that Stevenson portrays was typical during that time period, the lower class would blackmail the upper class when they would find there was something that would jeopardize their reputation. This is a reoccurring theme in the novel and especially with Utterson’s character. Another prime example of this is when Utterson arrives...

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...﻿Dirga Arie Prayogo
Mr. Michael Rudolph
IENG0004.2
Fall-1 2014
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...Part 1
Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Genre: Science Fiction/Gothic Mystery
Published: 1886 during the Victorian time period
Protagonist: Henry Jekyll
Antagonist: Edward Hyde
Summary: Henry "Harry" Jekyll is a well respected member of London society. In his personal life, he is pre-engaged to Muriel Carew, the daughter of a brigadier general. In his professional life, he is a medical doctor, scientist and academician. He theorizes that in each man is a good side and an evil side which can be separated into two. In doing so, the evil side can be controlled and the good side can live without worry, in combination leading to the betterment of society. In his experiments, he uses himself as the subject to test his hypothesis. His evil side, who he coins Mr. Hyde, escapes into London, and terrorizes party-girl Ivy Pierson. Jekyll, aware of Hyde's goings-on, decides to stop his experiments because of the suffering he has caused Ivy. What Jekyll is unaware of is how ingrained Hyde is in Jekyll's life.
Key Themes: The duality of human nature, the importance of reputation
Literary Elements: Symbols-Jekyll’s house and laboratory, Hyde’s appearance
Motifs-Violence against innocents, silence, urban terror
Tone-Mysterious,...

...In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll has an aching curiosity to discover the vulgar and divergent side to life that he’s never been able to experience before. With prolonged amounts of time spent pondering about the measures needed to be taken to attain what he wants, Henry Jekyll creates a plan and gathers quantities of chemicals and salts that he believes will transform him into a different being; a sinister being that could commit the sins that he had always been disciplined to avoid but inwardly always wanted to do himself. After consuming his concoction of chemicals, Dr. Jekyll alters into what we soon become very well accustomed to, Mr. Hyde. With a new evil being to escape into, Jekyll experiences things he couldn’t before, but is also guilty for the crimes that Hyde commits as well. Jekyll and Hyde, although the same person in principle, are two very different people with altered personalities, looks, motives, and actions.
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...however, the real question one must ask is which side of the spectrum is more capable of influencing humanity. In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson, a wealthy and well-respected doctor by the name of Henry Jekyll, who believes that man is not one but two separate people, constructs a potion which unearths his inner evil (Mr. Edward Hyde), and in the end is engulfed by the strength of his malevolent persona. Although good is a preferred in society, the power of evil has more ability to spread over a larger scale and influence the minds of many; it is omnipresent, inevitable, and extremely easy to surrender to.
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The Themes of DrJekyll and MrHyde
Journal #1
Serena Richard
Mrs. Capyk
ENG4U
Monday, October 6th, 2014
In the short story, The Strange Case of DrJekyll and MrHyde, we are introduced to many intricate characters that in turn help mold and create very captivating and universal themes. Two themes that will be examined in further detail are Good vs. Evil and Friendship.
Our first notable theme is Good vs. Evil and the struggle that accompanies this powerful fight for domination. DrJekyll, a decent and intelligent man, is in a constant battle with the evil inside himself. He is tempted by dark fantasies that control his mind. Jekyll believes that “man is not truly one, but truly two” (Stevenson, 83). This speaks to the duality of human nature and shows that the doctor believes he can fully separate the good and evil halves of the body. Thus Dr. Jekyll creates another version of himself, named Hyde, that helps him fulfill all his evil fantasies. By creating this persona, Jekyll is allowing the evil inside of him to become more prominent. He describes being Hyde as feeling “younger, lighter, happier in body” and becoming evil “braced and delighted [him] like wine”...

... Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a non-fictional book and were written by Robert Louis Stevenson. The characters in the book are Mr. Gabriel John Utterson, who is a prominent and upstanding lawyer; Mr. Enfield is a distant cousin and lifelong friend of Utterson. Mr. Guest is Utterson’s clerk and confidant. Sir Danvers Carew is a Member of Parliament, and a client of Utterson,Dr. Hastie Lanyon is a reputable London doctor. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a doctor and a friend of Lanyon and Utterson. Mr. Poole is Jekyll butler, and Mr. Edward Hyde is a strange man who looks faintly deformed. The story of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” took place in London.
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